Does anyone have a paddock photograph that shows the old Chater & Scott book kiosk.

Simon Arron posted one in post #31 on page 1, fronted by Nigel Rosser's Alfa, but it has long-since disappeared into the ether. Perhaps he could be persuaded to re-post it - Alternatively, call at the Fox and Barrel where a copy graces one of the walls.

While sitting in the bar at the Fox and Barrell at Cotebrook (within spitting distance of Oulton Park), enjoying a pint of Cheshire Cat with Messrs Raine, Rainford and Arron, on the way back from the Pageant of Power last Saturday the air was suddenly rent with a cry from Mr Rainford "That's my photo of Ted Wentz's Lola!" - It has been commented upon before that the pub has long-featured some of Simon's photos on the walls (niftly lifted from this thread), but the presence of two of Phil's efforts had, until now, passed unnoticed. Some more of Mr Arron's back catalogue were also spotted lurking near the fireplace and both Phil and Simon commented that, had the landlord asked, they would have been happy to provide some more refined examples of their work! In spite of the lack of credits, still a pub worth stopping off at.

The hottest day at Oulton that I remember was back in 1975 or 76. During a midweek practice session, I was flogging around trying to learn the circuit. Whilst stopped in the pits, a young Danny Sullivan came over & said I looked like I was going to collapse & offered me salt tablets to keep me hydrated(?).
And it was salt - honest!

The hottest day at Oulton that I remember was back in 1975 or 76. During a midweek practice session, I was flogging around trying to learn the circuit. Whilst stopped in the pits, a young Danny Sullivan came over & said I looked like I was going to collapse & offered me salt tablets to keep me hydrated(?).And it was salt - honest!

Hope he didn't try and stuff them into your race suit - instant DQ for that now...

Having looked at the schedule for the "Car Fest North" I'm wondering if MSV fully consulted with the local residents before confirming the sequence (and volume) of the proposed line-up. Noisy cars seem to be the least of their problems.

EDIT: Having now read the latest info on t'internet about this event; it appears to have little to do with MSV at all (they do not seem to be mentioned); so I hope the locals do not suffer too much disruption.

"Something for the week-end; Sir"? was what I intended to post but... progress is often a backwards step in this digital world.

Have you tried editing the post? I know this isn't very "user friendly" but it strikes me as yet another error brought about by the so-called upgrade.

I tried editing the original post and it doesn't work! All you can do at present is QUOTE the original post and then add the caption in the 'new' post.

I have reported this in a very strongly worded post on the appropriate thread.

It really is a shambles and proves just one thing - the people updating the site have no knowledge of what the people using the site actually post and how we have been using the site for all these years.

What a superb day Bank Holiday Monday was at Oulton Park. The only slight downside was the wasp invasion, but I did get some advice from ten-year old Rachel sat at the Burger Bar, to leave my onions until last " cos wasps don't like onions ". You should learn something everyday. Missed Sunday as I was taking my nephew on a Lamborghini driving day. He's eighteen and not long passed his test, which seemed pretty cool until we found out that the afternoon session was 12 year-olds on a Lamborghini driving day. Anyway here's a few shots from the public areas.....

Slipping into Arron mode, next year can the Management persuade some cestrian passerines to take up wasp-eating ? JohnP

This is how the world looked from the earth bank just behind that Daily Mail banner, before the Cascades run-off had been invented. As there's a yellow flag waving, I suspect there's an accident going on to my left, at Fosters, and I'm missing it...

The 'slight downside' that I encountered, after the Gold Cup last Monday, was the lengthy queuing to exit, from the main entrance down (I think) Park Road - it's about 30-years since I was last at Oulton and this exit problem was quite unchanged from my last visit!

Can anyone recomend a better way out of the place? (I actually left a couple of races before the end, in hopes of avoiding but otheres clearly had the same idea!!)

Not quite - we came out of the East Gate Entrance, turned right onto Park Road then left and up to the A54. This was at around 7 pm-ish. The only delay we encountered was caused by major roadworks in the middle of a town (Winsford?) quite a way along the A54 - I don't know how much of this was due to traffic from Oulton.

Not quite - we came out of the East Gate Entrance, turned right onto Park Road then left and up to the A54. This was at around 7 pm-ish. The only delay we encountered was caused by major roadworks in the middle of a town (Winsford?) quite a way along the A54 - I don't know how much of this was due to traffic from Oulton.

Yes it is Winsford Tim, and those roadworks have the look of a two year job. I'm always suspicious of developments that advertise how much some Authority is spending on them. Winsford is the Headquarters for Cheshire Constabulary and those roadworks take you past the Training Centre for Speed Awareness courses. They tell me. JohnP

An Australian rear wing on a Chevron! Charlie Drake would have been proud!

Does anyone who was at the Gold Cup have any info on the state of this Chevron? The wing looks in worse condition on my photo than it does on Phil's. I have a bit of a thing about rear-wing failure (Rindt, Hill, Stommelen, Raikkonen et al). It must be just about the most terrifying thing to happen to a racer. JohnP